Tuesday 27 July 2010

Maradona sacked as Argentine coach

Diego Maradona's stormy spell as Argentina's coach came to a swift end on Tuesday when soccer chiefs voted unanimously not to renew his contract. Maradona's future had been in doubt since Argentina's 4-0 thrashing by Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals in South Africa earlier this month. "The executive committee ... has resolved unanimously not to renew the contract of Diego Armando Maradona as coach of the national team," AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo told a news conference after the meeting of soccer bosses.

Don't cry for me, Maradona